About the Use of English section of the FCE

Use of English paper is a word formation exercise. In this exercise you must complete a text by forming words. You form each word from one that is provided. The first word is always given.
Look at this basic example:
Before  to our school, each child's ADMIT intelligence is measured by a . PSYCHOLOGY Intelligence is a gift which must PRICE have to develop. ENCOURAGE
To do this exercise successfully you should:
►	Decide what kind of word is needed in the gap (noun, verb, adjective or adverb).
►	Decide what part of the word is needed, that is, a singular or plural noun, the correct tense or part of a verb.
►	Check whether the sense suggests a negative prefix (e.g. un–, dis–) or suffix (e.g. –less).
►	If you add a suffix, check whether any other spelling change is needed, e.g. beauty >> beautiful.
SUMMARY OF THE 'USE OF ENGLISH' PAPER
This paper tests your knowledge of English grammar and vocabulary. It has five parts:
Part 1:  Gap-filling (multiple choice) Part 2:  Gap-filling (open) Part 3:  Rewriting sentences Part 4:  Error correction Part 5:  Word formation TIMING You have 1 hour 15 minutes to do the whole paper, so that is roughly 15 minutes for each part. But you will probably find that you need more time for some parts than others. Make sure you leave about ten minutes at the end to check all your answers thoroughly. You will have to write your answers on a special answer .sheet. FINAL ADVICE Try to revise several activities before the exam for practice in using your time wisely. Do not panic if you don't understand everything the first time, and always read the instructions carefully.